Device for sampling milk or cream.



ERIGKSON. DEVICE FOR SAMPLING MILK 0B CREAM.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914 APPLIQATIOH, ruin) 1: :B. 1a, 1914.

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To all IlllO/Ilit may concern:

Be it known that I, NELS ERICKSON, a citizeirot the United States, residing at Goon 'samples ot milk or cream in proportion to the quantity delivered each time where testing isnot done at each delivery.

The main object of my invention is the provision of a device of the simplest and cheapest possible construction, which will permit of taking proportional samples of the milk or cream at each delivery byestablishing test sample units, to ascertain the exact amount of butter fat in the milk or cream delivered during the interval between two successive tests. I

Another object of my invention is the provision of a device adapted to be inserted into then ilk or cream and which will gage the quantity each time a sample 7 is taken, according to established units, so

that the final test sample will involve both quantity and quality of the total amount delivered during the interval between two consecutive tests, thus eliminating greatshort- -eoiniiigs of the methods now employed, and

providing a safeguard which will insure an accurate test instead of an uncertain and inaccurate average, and thus produce a device which will prove useful'upon a farm or iireonnection with creameriesor cheese factories.

With these. objects in view, my invention broadly stated consists of an 0 )en cup or receptacle adapted to be inserted in the milk or cream, a sea e disposed in proper relation to said cup. and a piston operating in the cup and having a plunger operated by the finger and having an indicator acting in connec tion with the scale.

This inventionfurther consists of a de vice of the character and 013.016 purpose stated, embodyingnovel features of con- Specification ot.Letters Patent.

with a slot 3, and scale 4, havin Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

Application filed Tebruary 18, 1914. Serial No. 819,384.

strnction, combination and arrangement of parts for service, substantially as shown, described and claimed;

In order that the detailed and ope 'ation' of my device may be readily understood and its many advantages be fully appreciated, I have illustrated in-the accompanying drawing a sampling cup, coninvention.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my device showing' the manner of using. Fig. Q'represents a side elevation, and Fig.

construction strueted in accordance and embodying my 61 3 represents a sectional view of the cup and 6 piston of my device.

The device is of extremely simple construction and conslsts of the open sleeve forming the cup 1, the tube 2, rising from one side of the cup, formed at its upper end 7 a finger receiving loop 5, and the piston rod (lformed with the elbow 7 and carrying at its end the piston 8, said piston rod being formed with a thumb engaging button or head 9, and '2 carrying the pointer or indicator 10, which operates in conjunction with scale 4.

The cup and scale are of the same length in order that the amount of milk or cream which enters the cup by proper adjustment 1 of'the piston, willv represent units on the scale which are proportional to the uantity' of milk or cream delivered, -itlltlWllGIl the desired sample has been taken, it is oured into the 'customers'test sample bott e and stored, forfurther test samples, that are taken in the same way and by the same standard unit, until the time comes for testing, which is done by the same method as heretofore.

It will thus be seen that I provide a simple, dn'able,.and inexpensive device for taking milk or cream samples, where testing is not done as each sample is taken, which will insure an exact final test, and that the device can easily and readily be cleaned and sterilized, and thus prove a sanitary, efiicient, and practical article for the purpose stated.

tube rising from one side of said cup and the lower end of'said rod and fitting insaid 10 having a slot and'seale at its upper end of cu I the same length as said cup, a fin er loop at n testimony whereof I affix my signature the upper .endf, tnbe ai rpgitting in in presence of two witnesses;

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5 said tuberif'md/ lidving;ltsiloiygrgn a' ss'iri upward into said an and having a tfiuin 7 p1606 at its upper en and cg r 'yin apointer Witnesses:

guided in the slot of the'tiib'efiin" indicat BLKNUMSONF mg upon said scale, and apistgn cg i 'iegi by H a 1 11} v "Iii 

